(browser-search-preferences)=

# Search UI Preferences

This document describes preferences affecting Firefox's Search UI code. For information
on the toolkit search service, see the {doc}`/toolkit/search/Preferences` document.
Preferences that are generated and updated by code won't be described here.

## Hidden

These preferences are normally hidden, and should not be used unless you really
know what you are doing.

browser.search.openintab (boolean, default: false)

: Whether or not items opened from the search bar are opened in a new tab.

browser.search.context.loadInBackground (boolean, default: false)

: Whether or not tabs opened from searching in the context menu are loaded in
  the foreground or background.